Episode 26: Hitting the Slopes (with Kyle Nelson)

Hype of the Week: 
Meteorology, emergency management, and what it takes to work at a ski resort and for the Winter X Games!

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Guest Starring:

Kyle Nelson

Kyle Nelson, a meteorologist, professional ski patroller, and natural hazards educator.
Twitter: @WxKyleNelson

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What does Kyle do as a ski patroller at Buttermilk Resort in Aspen, Colorado?

• Medical response
• Guest relations and education
• Work along trails
• Avalanche and snow safety at ski resorts
• Technical rescues (gondola and chairlift evacuations

Events that Kyle and his team help to manage on the meteorology side

• Federation Internationale de Ski World Cup Finals (March 15-19, 2017)
• Winter X Games, Aspen (January 26-29, 2017)
  

Songs of the Week

Kyle's Song
Rob Gasser- Supersonic

Castle's Song
Sam Hunt- Body Like a Back Road

Minh's Song
Alessia Cara - How Far I'll Go (from Disney's Moana)

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